Mejia's role with the Mets

Today the Mets defeated the Nationals by a score of 11-0, but the real story was Jenrry Mejia. Before the game, Mejia had made 6 rehab starts in the minor leagues. The former top prospect was chosen to start the game over others such as Rafael Montero, Jacob deGrom, and Chris Schwinden.

 

It's safe to say that the Mets are happy with their decision.

 

Mejia delivered 7 scoreless innings, striking out 7 in the process while not walking a single batter. He surprised everyone, looking like the pitcher he was originally hyped up to be. Terry Collins recently said that they will allow Mejia to join the six-man rotation, a move that has been made to limit Harvey and Wheeler's innings this season. But, despite today's success, can Mejia find success pitching every sixth day?

 

Like I mentioned before, Mejia was once a highly-regarded prospect in the Mets' organization. He made his MLB debut three years ago as a 20 year old. Jerry Manuel clearly rushed him to the big leagues, and misused him in every way possible. Mejia constantly bounced back between a starting and relief pitcher with his time with the Mets, thus leading to Tommy John surgery on an injured arm.

 

At 23 years of age, Mejia still has a bright future ahead of him if he can fulfill his potential. Personally I'd like to see more of him out of the rotation, and see if he will be a solid starter for this team moving forward. Of-course, the Mets have plenty of pitching, so perhaps they could give him the rest of the season to raise his value, then sell high on him in the off-season. Either way, the team should keep Mejia in the rotation, unless he REALLY struggles.

 

Right now, the team has a good problem. We can't forget about Jon Niese, who is set to come back in August. With that in mind, the entire rotation has had success, so it would be tough to kick someone out of it for Niese. The rotation currently looks like this: Matt Harvey, Zack Wheeler, Dillon Gee, Carlos Torres, Jeremy Hefner, and Jenrry Mejia. All of these pitchers have had success in 2013, and it would be difficult to take them out of the rotation.